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fraud·u·lent 
[fraw-juh-luhnt] Pronunciation Key
[fraw-juh-luhnt] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes. |
| 2. | given to or using fraud, as a person; cheating; dishonest. |
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| fraud·u·lent
(frô'jə-lənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus, fraud-, deceit.] fraud'u·lence n., fraud'u·lent·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| fraudulence | |
noun | |
| 1. | a fraudulent or duplicitous representation |
| 2. | the quality of being fraudulent |
| 3. | something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: fraud] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Fraudulence
Fraud"u*lence\ (?; 135), Fraudulency \Fraud"u*len*cy\, n. [L. fraudulentia.] The quality of being fraudulent; deliberate deceit; trickishness. --Hooker.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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